Right now, it’s well into the 90′s possibly even the 100′s degree heat in New York City.  I’m walking through the sweltering city streets and I can see the steam steeping from the sidewalks. An egg? Way too cliche.  You can fry a chicken on the sidewalk.  If I were to see a pool outdoors I would think twice because that water would be too hot just sitting outside in the sunlight.  If I were to see a pool inside, possibly, in the air conditioned artfully beautified studio of MoMa’s PS1 city gallery, I would strip down and canon-ball my bare-ass right into that water.  It would probably be mid-air when I would realize a problem.

The Argentinian artist best known for defying spatial balance and basic laws of physics, Leandro Erlich is known for installations that seem to “befuddle the viewer“. For this exhibition, Erlich presents Swimming Pool in which a full-size pool has been created. “When approached from the first floor, visitors are confronted with a surreal scene: people, fully clothed, can be seen standing, walking, and breathing beneath the surface of the water. It is only when visitors enter the Duplex gallery from the basement that they recognize that the pool is empty, its construction a visual trick fashioned by the artist. A large, continuous piece of acrylic spans the pool and suspends water above it, creating the illusion of a standard swimming pool that is both disorienting and humorous”.

Not sure it would cool me down but it is definitely a sight to see.